Delta Dental Awards Over $500K for Oral Health Projects
The grants range from $5,000 to $40,000 each and fund projects that serve mainly low-income, uninsured and underserved residents. read more >
The grants range from $5,000 to $40,000 each and fund projects that serve mainly low-income, uninsured and underserved residents. read more >
The program, called Children of Arkansas Mental Health in Primary Care, is funded by $2.2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. read more >
Jon Blevins, a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is leading the four-year study. read more >
A federal judge in Little Rock recently ruled that a lawsuit involving about 100 independent pharmacies against pharmacy benefit managers can move forward. read more >
RCG-North Little Rock VII LLC purchased the 170,385-SF Market Plaza Shopping Center at 4201 E. McCain Blvd. in North Little Rock. read more >
Lyon College's partnership with UAMS moves Arkansas a big step closer to having its first dental school. read more >
Megan Smith, also a pharmacist at The Pharmacy at Wellington, was recognized by the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation. read more >
The two medical institutions are actively recruiting for the first residency class, which will start in July 2023. read more >
Voters enshrined it into the state constitution in battleground Michigan as well as blue California and Vermont and dealt a defeat to an anti-abortion measure in deep-red Kentucky. read more >
It hasn't always been easy for fundraisers to bring up topics like depression or suicide with rich donors — but that might be changing. read more >
The licensing reversal favored 2600 Holdings of Little Rock, doing business as Southern Roots Cultivation, which had sued claiming it should have rightfully won the license. read more >
Germany ranked second-highest, spending about $7,383 in health care costs per capita. read more >
Rahman responds to last week's mention of attorney David Couch of Little Rock, a campaigner against the current ballot issue to legalize recreational marijuana. read more >
Hendren said in a court filing that his company spent $380,444 defending its good name and vindicating its rights and interests. read more >
Lyon College will partner with UAMS to “identify opportunities for joint teaching, research, graduate education and professional development.” read more >
Hospital food service providers say the pandemic challenged them, but it also presented opportunities to pull in culinary talent. Now, inflation is forcing them to make other adjustments. read more >
A $55 million, 87,000-SF rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital in White Hall is under construction and can't open soon enough. read more >
The fate of rural hospitals, important to health care, is also a matter of economic development. read more >
The Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden offers prime example of the financial stress hospitals are under since COVID. read more >
Mark Tudor joined organ recovery agency ARORA of Little Rock in January. The agency had a record year in 2021 and is still leading the country in percentage increase for donations. read more >
LL Ark Properties LLC, an affiliate of Luther Automotive Group of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, bought the one-time home of Playtime Pizza at 600 Col. Glenn Plaza Loop. read more >
Dr. Lauren David joins the community clinic in Little Rock as a dentist. read more >
The Little Rock-based firm announced an affiliation with Coastline Orthodontics of Jacksonville. read more >
The state initiative, called Life360 Homes, will focus on women with high-risk pregnancies, people with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, and young adults who are most at risk of long-term poverty and poor health. read more >
Under Reilly's leadership, Lamar Advertising Co. has established the industry's first digital billboard network, grown its advertiser offerings to more than 4,000 displays across the U.S., and spearheaded innovation in energy efficiency, lighting control, renewable energy and recycling. read more >
Authorities said Dr. Lonnie Parker prescribed about 1.2 million dosage units to 1,508 patients in a two-year period. read more >
In conjunction with this week's feature on the controversial history of medical marijuana business licensing in Arkansas, Arkansas Business sought out an update on the precise ownership of the state's eight cannabis cultivation licensees. read more >
Licensing results for two businesses that applied to establish medical marijuana cultivation centers in Arkansas offer a study in contrasts. read more >
A brief overview of the formation and early years of Arkansas' medical marijuana industry. read more >
Sworn depositions reveal that the original licensing process was questionable enough to spawn an FBI investigation. read more >
